11/23, 11:00pm

Two other Chinese firms step up to fill in on iPad, MacBook batteries

A report in China Business Newsclaims that Samsung SDI, the company's battery-producing subsidiary, has decided to withdraw from selling batteries to Apple, possibly in retaliation for various moves the iPad maker has made to reduce its dependence on Samsung as a supplier. Two other Chinese firms, Tianjin Lishen Battery and Amperex Technology, are said to be filling in for Samsung's absence in the iPad and MacBook lines of batteries, which Samsung SDI formerly supplied.

11/23, 4:11pm

BF pricing on notebooks, digital cameras, software and more

Today, DealNN has been tracking all of the best Black Friday deals for our readers, and here is a selection of some of the day's top bargains. At MacMall, buyer can find the 15.4-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display which is priced at $2,047, which is $151 off the list price and $51 less than Apple's One Day shopping event price. It's also $12 less than the lowest price found anywhere else. The MBP features a 3.3GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of flash storage. A one-year warranty on parts and labor is included from Apple.

11/23, 1:48pm

Hackers change domain details to infect ransomware

Hackers have altered DNS records of websites hosted by Go Daddy, with the aim of infecting visitors with ransomware. The attackers are adding subdomains to the DNS records, pointing to a malicious IP address under their control, allowing victims to believe they are going to the right website, and for the pages to avoid various security protection mechanisms. This attack comes two months after an alleged attack on the Go Daddy network.

11/23, 11:24am

Google, EU concerned over ITU Internet regulation proposals

Google and members of the European Parliament are opposing the idea of the United Nations changing the way the Internet is regulated. The International Telecommunications Union is holding a conference in Dubai next month to decide on new regulations, and both the search giant and the parliamentary institution are disputing various aspects of the conference.

11/23, 11:14am

Google advertised T-Mobile Nexus 4 sale before ell out

T-Mobile has sold out of the LG-made Nexus 4 smartphone from Google just a few hours after the announcement of a special sale on the device. Google today began advertising a special offer whereby T-Mobile customers could get the Nexus 4 for $199 with the activation of a two-year contract and a $50 mail-in rebate. A look at the product page for the T-Mobile Nexus 4 currently shows it as out of stock, though it is possible that the device may be in stock at T-Mobile's physical locations.

11/23, 9:43am

Apple on third promised deadline

Apple has failed to supply the iOS 6 source code as promised, Google-owned Motorola has complained to the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. In the lawsuit it is pursuing against Apple, Motorola says it needs the code to perform infringement analysis. The company first made a request for source code on May 30th, and specific iOS 6 demands on August 7th, October 25th, and November 6th, the last tagged with a request that Apple provide a "date certain." The new complaint notes that Apple has repeatedly promised to provide the code, but missed September 21st and November 9th deadlines it set; another one was recently set for November 30th.

11/23, 7:44am

File-sharing musician speaks against lawsuits

The family of a 9-year-old file sharer in Finland was raided by police earlier this week. The seizure of equipment, including a Disney-branded laptop owned by the child, followed after the family's refusal to abide to Finnish anti-piracy group CIAPC's demands, and has now led to the musical artist to speak out against the legal action.

11/23, 7:33am

Nexus 4 shown to work on Band 4 (AWS) LTE

A senior member on the XDA Developers forums has demonstrated that the Google Nexus 4 made by LG can offer at least limited support for LTE networks. Analysis of the hardware in the Nexus 4 reveals that it contains a baseband chip that can support some LTE networks. However, Google opted not to pursue full LTE capability in order to deliver a one-model handset that would work on any network around the globe, leaving it saddled with 3G HSPA by default.

11/23, 6:26am

Jelly Bean comes to Galaxy Note 10.1 plus Premium Suite

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 users eagerly awaiting their update to Android 4.1 'Jelly Bean' are in for another treat. Samsung has also baked in the latest version of its multi-tasking, multi-window capable Premium Suite into the update as well. Some users have already started to receive the update as it starts to go live globally, extending the functionality of their tablets considerably as the animated video embedded highlights.

11/23, 5:28am

Potential Google Glass rival aimed at concerts, sports

Microsoft appears to be working on its own version of Project Glass. A patent application filed at the USPTO shows a pair of glasses with an augmented reality display covering part of the field of view, though instead of being a general purpose item as Google's Glass aims to be, Microsoft's version focusses on only one specific purpose: live events.

11/23, 5:15am

Apple sale now on, price reductions on most key products

Apple's Black Friday deals are now live on the Apple Store online. Unlike previous years, the list of items for sale is limited to Apple's stock only. However, users will find solid saving across Apple's line up, including discounts on the iPad with Retina display and iPad 2. Apple's iPod line gets some reductions as does its MacBook line up as well.